Cushion arch support



Ju'ly 30, 1935. c. SALADINO CUSHION ARCH SUPPORT Filed Feb. 12, 1934 5 ATTORNEY Patented July 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CUSHION ARCH SUPPORT Charles Saladino, Middle Village, Long Island, N. Y.

" non of a shoe with an aren pad, in which the arch 'pad is arranged in a novel manner within the shoe.

Still further the invention particularly proposes the adjustment of the arch pad upon the inner face of the shoe upper in a manner so that the shoe may be constructed thereafter in a conventional manner.

As another object of this invention an arrangement is proposed for encasing and covering said pad within the shoe upper.

Furthermore as another object of this invention it is proposed to teach a method whereby the shoe may be lasted with the pad so as to be a perfect lt upon the root.

More particularly an arrangement is proposed whereby a tab projects from said pad and is adapted to be tacked down upon the last during a certain portion of the manufacture of the shoe and thereafter cut olf so that the shoe is properly lasted even though it contains the arch pad.

Furthermore as another object of this invention an arrangement is proposed 'whereby the arch pad is reinforced with iiexible stiff strips.

Furthermore the invention also proposes an arrangement whereby said flexible stiff strips may be removed from the inner side of the shoe when desired.

As another object of this invention it is proposed to construct an article as mentioned which is simple and durable and which may be Inanu factured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a inaterial part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a part of a shoe shown upon a last and including the arch pad according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary inside elevational view of a portion of the shoe upper showing the vicinity provided With the pad.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5 6 of Fig. 4.

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of the shoe, illustrating in detail the linner lining thereof and an arch pad accordng to a modification of this invention.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken on ie line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Reference numeral Il) indicates a last of con,- ventional'construction upon which a partially finished shoe is illustrated so that the invention may be better understood. This part shoe comprises a shoe upper II having a lining I2 and connected with an insole i3 and a welt It. At the inner 1ongitudinal arch of the last IG, the shoe upper is pro-vided with a pad I5. This pad is attached upon the inner face of the shoe upper 1I. More particularly the pad I5 comprises a felt or other similar pad and is secured in place upon the inner surface of the shoe upper by a covering element I6 engaging over the pad and stitches I'I securing the covering element together with the shoe upper. The pad I5 is shown provided with a tab I3 projecting from its lower end. The pad has a straight edge for extending along the Welt of the shoe and a curved upper edge so as to properly nt the inner longitudinal arch of the foot.

The tab I8 is used solely during the manufacture of the shoe and before the shoe is completed this tab is cut off. The function of the tab may best be understood by examining Fig. 2. In

this figure the shoe upper is ready to be seWed to the insole I3. The insole is provided With a conventional cut I9 extended along the bottom side for the inseam stitches. The Welt I4 is placed along the outside of the bottom edge of the shoe andthe shoe upper held properly against the last by tacking the tab I8 down. In Fig. 2 the dot and dash lines IS indicate the tab and the small circles I8' indicate the tacks for holding the tab down. Then the shoe upper may be sewed to the insole and welt in the conventional fashion except in the area where the tab I8 is located. When the sewing reaches this area it is necessary that the tab be iirst cut olf and then the sewing continued.

The shoe is completed in a regular fashion with the necessary soles and heels and the other trimmings such as bows, etc. Of course the shoe must have all other improvements necessary in shoe constructions as for example, the stiffening members for the toe portion and the heel portion of the shoe upper. These parts are constructed in the conventional manner either by stiffening elements being placed between the shoe upper and the lining or suitable cemented material adapted to be thereafter hardened to produce the necessary stiffness.

In Figs. 7 and 8 another embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in which reinforcen ment strips are used in conjunction with the arch pad l5. More particularly several reinforcement strips 20 extend through the pad I5 and have their inner ends 2| engaging against the sewing which secures the pad upon the inner face of the shoe upper. The other ends of the strips 2i) project from the covering material I6 of the pad and engage into small pocket elements 2l attached upon the inner face of the shoe upper. The lining l2 of the shoe upper is formed with several openings 22, preferably these openings may be in the form of button holes, arranged in the vicinity of the pocket elements 2|. The strips 2B are provided With small openings 23 aligned With the openings 22 in such a manner that implements may be engaged into the openings for the purpose of ripping the reinforcement strips and opening the ends in such a manner as to disengage the ends through the opening 22. This permits the removal of the reinforcement strips when desired.

It will be found that the reinforcement strips are of exceptional advantage in serving to hold the arch of the foot through resting periods to relieve any strain upon the foot. When it is advisable that the strips 20 be Withdrawn from the shoe, this is easily accomplished through the openings 22 as previously described.

It is to be understood that my arch pad may be used in any size, design, and type of shoe regardless of Whether it is a turn shoe, McKay, welt or pasted shoe.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming Within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A process for manufacturing a shoe with an arch pad consisting in securing a pad upon the inner face of a shoe upper in the inner longitudinal arch region, securing the portion of the shoe upper provided with the pad tightly against a last by temporarily fastening a tab forming a part of said pad to the bottom of the last, placing an insole upon the bottom of the last, lasting the upper and lining over the insole, and inseaming the insole, the lower edge of the shoe upper and lining and the Welt for the shoe, said tab being cut off and removed before the portion of the shoe adjacent thereto is inseamed.

CHARLES SALADINO. 

